Biomass FAQ Simply put, biomass is any natural living or once-living substance that can be converted into energy.

Preaching to the hive What’s the most effective way to make people care about the institutional problems with our industrial food economy?

Hog wild on the farm Perhaps because it's more difficult to do at home, perhaps because for some it's a question of ethics or squeamishness, perhaps because eating less meat is one of the top things we all could do to help the environment, but we don't talk as often about organic, eco-friendly livestock farming.

Biomass FAQ Simply put, biomass is any natural living or once-living substance that can be converted into energy.

Preaching to the hive What’s the most effective way to make people care about the institutional problems with our industrial food economy?

Hog wild on the farm Perhaps because it's more difficult to do at home, perhaps because for some it's a question of ethics or squeamishness, perhaps because eating less meat is one of the top things we all could do to help the environment, but we don't talk as often about organic, eco-friendly livestock farming.

Geek icon A hurricane of pure video-game bliss is set to pummel Boston this weekend, as thousands of gamers converge on the Hynes Convention Center for the Penny Arcade Expo.

Eco-friendly Once upon a time, before the heyday of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, all beer was organic. And now organic is back for good.

Layers of buying local When we drink a glass of organic milk, or eat organic pork sausage with our organic scrambled eggs, it’s easy to forget what goes into securing that “organic” label.

Not giving up on the climate-change bill This summer, US politicians gave up. Faced with backroom roadblocks and scattered priorities, Democratic leaders announced in July that they were abandoning attempts to pass a comprehensive energy and climate-change bill.

Mo' money, fewer problems Now is the time to weather- and winter-ize our homes, and not just because the temperatures are dropping (the Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a milder-than-usual winter).

REVIEW: HANSEL &AMP; GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS | January 30, 2013 From the occult-infested mind of Dead Snow director Tommy Wirkola comes another craptastic orgy of gore — one that's way better than it has any right to be.

LEMON GOES TO NEVERLAND | November 29, 2012 Three years in the making, Lemon #5, "King of Pop," pays homage to the memory of Michael Jackson with mind-boggling flair.